Detention Dam 3-C

Detention Dam 3-C: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Detention Dam 3-C

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Detention Dam 3-C — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.31038, -97.31797. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Detention Dam 3-C

• Quincentenary Belltower · park · Platte · ~16 km · Must-see
• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~75 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Dam 3-B · lake · Butler · ~2 km
• Detention Dam 3-A · lake · Butler · ~3 km
• Gruenewald Dam · lake · Butler · ~3 km
• Bellwood Dam 6-G · lake · Butler · ~7 km
• Detention Dam 6-E · lake · Butler · ~8 km
• Bell Park · park · Butler · ~9 km
• Detention Dam 6-F · lake · Butler · ~10 km
• Tailrace Park · park · Platte · ~13 km
• Scow Detention Dam · lake · Polk · ~13 km
• Centennial Park Baseball Complex · park · Platte · ~16 km
• Buffalo Square · park · Platte · ~16 km
• Andrew Jackson Higgins National Memorial · attraction · Platte · ~16 km
• Berne Square Park · park · Platte · ~16 km
• Early Era of Railroading Monument · fort · Platte · ~16 km
• Pawnee Park · park · Platte · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Detention Dam 3-C

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Detention Dam 3-C

• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~75 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~90 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~91 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~120 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~124 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~124 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~139 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~146 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Dam 3-B · lake · Butler · ~2 km

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